What cookies are
Cookies are files created by websites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.
There are two types of cookies:
- First-party cookies are created by the site you visit. The site is shown in the address bar.
- Third-party cookies are created by other sites. These sites own some of the content, like ads or images, that you see on the webpage you visit.
Clear all cookies
If you remove cookies, you'll be signed out of websites and your saved preferences could be deleted.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
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 Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
- Click Cookies.
- Under "All cookies and site data," click Remove all.
- Confirm by clicking Clear all.
Delete specific cookies
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
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 Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
- Click Cookies.
- Under "All cookies and site data," search for the website's name.
- To the right of the site, click RemoveÂ
.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
.
- Click More toolsÂ
 Clear browsing data.
- At the top, click the dropdown next to "Clear the following items from."
- Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day.
- Check "Cookies and other site data." Uncheck all the other items.
- Click Clear browsing data.
Change your cookie settings
You can allow or block cookies saved by websites.
Note:Â If you don't allow sites to save cookies, most sites that require you to sign in won't work.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
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 Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
- Click Cookies.
- Turn Allow sites to save and read cookie data on or off.
Block or Allow cookies from other sites
You can allow cookies from the site youvisit while blocking cookies from other sites that own ads or images on the webpage. To block these third-party cookies, turn on Block third-party cookies.
All cookies and site data from other sites will be blocked, even if the site is allowed on your exceptions list.
If you allow cookies by default, you can still block them for a certain site.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
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 Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
- Click Cookies.
- Next to "Block," "Clear on exit," or "Allow," click Add.
- Enter the web address.Click Add.
- To create an exception for an entire domain, insertÂ
[*.]
 before the domain name. For example,Â[*.]google.com
 will matchÂdrive.google.com
 andÂcalendar.google.com
. - You can also put an IP address or a web address that doesn't start withÂ
http://
.
- To create an exception for an entire domain, insertÂ
To remove an exception you don't want any more, to the right of the website, click More Â
 Remove.
Note: If you’re using your Chromebook at work or school, you might not be able to change this setting. For more help, contact your administrator.
You can let sites remember information during your browsing session, but automatically delete the cookies when you quit Chrome.
- On your computer, open Google Chrome.
- At the top right, click MoreÂ
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 Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
- Click Cookies.
- Turn on Keep local data only until you quit your browser.